The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-06
THEY HAVE ELECTED TWO ALDER,
MEN. NO MORE.
The Labor Party Remarkably
Strtng i'm Cincinnati.
Prohibition Apparently Defeated in Michigan An
e Year and Republicans Show Gains
Jacksonville Returns.
The Chicago Election.

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the wards indicate that a very large vote
will be pOlled- The contest lies between
| the Republican and Labor candidates,
very few Prohibition Fotes being cast,
although the Prohibitic4ists have ticket
| peddlers at nearly all the polling places.
The polls opened at 8 O'Clock and the
| greater portion of the labor vote was
polled during the early hours. At o
o'clock reports from the various precincts
showed that from one-fourth to one-half
the entire registered vote had been cast.
At O'Clock, within one hour of the
closing of the polls, it is estimated that
10000 votes have been polled. The alb
solute defeat of the Labor ticket is assur-
ell but estimates as to malOrities are
conjectural and vary widely. While
Labor and Socialistic leaders have made
claim that they would poll ~. 900 votes.
1t Is certain that the vote will fall below
81, 900 and the claim is made that the
party Will not cast over 10000 votes as a
total showing of the party strength
Very few Democrats have voted the
Labor ticket, and while some remained
away from the polls, the support
of the Republican ticket by Democrats has
been as hearty as by Republicans them
selves. The Fourteenth Ward, which is "A
Socialistic stronghold. and which the La
bor managers claimed they would carry
by 1900 to 1900 majority, has undoubt-
edly gone Republican. The showing in
other wards claimed by Socialists:is al
most equally disastrous. 1t is regarded as
doubtful whether the Labor party will
elect more than two Aldermen. and that
this will be- the extent of the showing
the party will he able to- make. At 3
O'Clock this afternoon bets We're made
in the pool-rooms that the Republican
ticket would be elected bv 2JOO ma ior-
ity-
SI5 P. M.-2s9 precincts give Roche
(Republicam majority of 2s.069. The
nifty precincts vet tn be heard from are
scattered throughout the city and will
probably make no material change i'm
the ratio of gain for Roche. The in.iica-
tions are that Roche's majority will be
81, 1000, figure that surprises everybody.
III the $3.50 votes naturalized during the
last month by the United Labor party
be added to the 5000 cast for Socialist
Stanber, last fall, the total will be
very near what Nelson's vote now prom
ises to be. Returns received at the Town
Hall in the stock yards district mp
to p. m. indicate that Elmer Wash
burn, heading the Reform ticket in the
city wards, has been elected Supervisor
by a majority of 100 over all opposition.
Ii Is reasonably certain that the United
Labor party elected two aldermen and
nothing else.
Times says: Reports We're current yes
terday that j. V. FarwelI & Co. had
some time ago written to several insur- |
ance companies throughout the country
which are represented here asking for an
increased line of insurance and that the |
any more risks in Chicago until after the |
present local election was decided. and |
If the Socialistic ticket was elected that |
hey would withdraw from here entirely. |
A reporter called upon Mr.. Farwell and |
asked him in regard to the report.
"Well, said he. ''you can form your
,wn opinion from this letter"
The letter was from the Vice President
'f an insurance company, to whom Far
we'll had written. 1t stated that the risk
lad been offered to another company.
whose President declined it. giving as a
reason for his action the fear that the
anarchists may some day burn up Your
'ity."
There" said Mr. Farwell. after the
had read the letter. lis the fact.
md it speaks for itself. The gentleman
vh" has charge of our insurance NAV ba
Iblr to tell you more"
This gentleman said that in east. of a
-ictory for the Socialists to-day. he was
lssured that large number of companies
would withdraw their risks.